Stuart Watkins She serves so softly; underhand of course reaches the highest returns even ones just over the net stretches her arm and pops it back hits the “T” or down the alley and her cross-court return is a winner lobs over my head and laughs she even knows how to win with a sneaky…
Cindy Madsen The SaddleBrooke Tennis and POP Tennis Club (STC) hosted a spooktacular Halloween social for all STC members and their guests on Oct. 31. The event started with all club members playing in a mixed social of tennis and POP Tennis, and some were daring enough to play in their costumes on a gorgeous…
Debbie McGeehan There was a lot of activity at the tennis pavilion on Nov. 7. Cheri Megli and Marco Navarro have been coming down for nine years to our Tennis Club. They were unable to come last year due to the COVID restrictions. The Tennis Cabana is located in Chandler. Cheri loads up her suburban…
Debbie McGeehan Organized play tennis is always fun on Saturday mornings, but it was especially memorable on Oct. 30. Jeff and Anne Williams invited the organized play tennis players and spouses to their beautiful home on the golf course after two hours of playing tennis. Almost 30 people accepted their invitation. Drinks, along with a…
Ron Bouchard You often think of doubles tennis as a group of four guys or gals, or a mixture of both, getting together on a regular basis for a friendly game of tennis. Well, in SaddleBrooke, we have many different doubles groups playing at different times and days of the week. Most people are familiar…
It’s the People Stuart Watkins “It’s the people,” was the response that both Landon Sheat and Karen Simmons gave when asked what they enjoyed most about POP Tennis. Landon said he enjoyed it because it seemed to be less competitive than tennis. Karen also enjoys getting out and said she just enjoys the sport. Landon…
Stuart Watkins Both Barry and Betty Emmons are new to SaddleBrooke and POP Tennis. This interview reveals a lot about them and about the sport. Barry had played some tennis and racquetball before moving to SaddleBrooke. Betty had never played any sports, although she was a cheerleader in high school, which qualifies as a sport,…
Linda Foy What a great feeling, being able to get together in larger groups. Starting at 9 a.m., we filled all the courts with both tennis and POP tennis players. After two hours of play in humid conditions that many of us have not experienced since leaving our home states, everyone was ready to snack and…
Debbie McGeehan May 29 was our first post-COVID-19 event on the tennis patio. It certainly was a memorable night when SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) members and their spouses showed off their dancing moves to the music of Chuck Moses. Craig and Benith MacPherson did not waste any time getting on the dance floor when Chuck started…
Stuart Watkins Mike Dunbar, Fran Meckler, Douglas Wolf, Maureen (Mo) Olinsky, Carol Kula, and Stuart Watkins met to discuss the future of POP Tennis in SaddleBrooke and to discuss future programs and concerns. Douglas Wolf, president of the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club, and Fran Mickler, liaison and chair of the POP Tennis committee, led the meeting.…